The Atlanta Constitution from Atlanta, Georgia • 376

SMISF1 Clothing and jewelry worn by Laplanders, like this hat, are part of "The Saami: People of the Sun and Wind Handicrafts of the Reindeer People" exhibit at the Atlanta International Museum downtown. It runs through Oct. 13. SPECIAL EXHIBIT "The Sacred Art of Russia From Ivan the Terrible to Peter the Great" Exhibit of 377 pieces of Russian art from the 13th to 19th centuries, including jewel-encrusted icons, vestments, chalices, crucifixes, illuminated manuscripts, and rare stone and wood objects. Through July 25.

9 a.m.-8 p.m. daily. $15; $13 senior citizens and students; $4 children; under 5 free. Cobb Galleria Centre, 1-285 at Cobb Parkway. 858-1658.

MUSEUMS OPENING Georgia Museum of Art Opening today: "Nostalgic Journey: American Illustration From the Collection of the Delaware Art Museum." Through Sept. 10. Also, "Josef Klein Sculptures." Through Aug. 6. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Mondays-Saturdays; 1-5 p.m. Sundays. Free. University of Georgia, Athens. (706) 542-3255.

LAST CHANCE High Museum of Art Folk Art and Photography Galleries. "Executive Model: An Installation by Ron Jude," large-scale photographs of white urban male professionals on the streets of financial districts in major American cities. Through today. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays.

Free. Georgia-Pacific Center, 30 John Wesley Dobbs Ave. N.E. 577-6940. Morris Museum of Art "House and Home: Spirits of the South," sculpture, drawings and photographs capturing the architecture of the South.

Through Sunday. $1 senior citizens and students; under 12 and members free. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays; p.m. Sundays.

One Tenth St, Augusta. (706) 724-7501. Museum of Arts and Sciences. "Met--ropolitan Collection From Florida International University." Through Sunday. 9 a.nt-5 p.m.

Mondays-Thursdays and Saturdays; 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Fridays; 1-5 p.m. Sundays. $1 children. 4182 Forsyth Road, Macon.

(912) 477-3232. ing. 9 a.m. p.m. Mondays-Saturdays; p.m.

Sundays. $3 senior citizens; under 16 free. 441 Freedom Parkway (North Highland and Cleburne avenues). 331-0296, Nexus Contemporary Art Center. "Summer Solos," installations, drawings, paintings and photographs by Cort Savage, Diane Edison, Rawn McCloud and Amy Schriber.

Through Aug. 19. Also, photographs by Colleen Maria Casey. Through July 29. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Tuesdays-Saturdays; 11 a.m.-8 p.m. first Fridays of each month. $2 senior citizens, students and children. 535 Means St. N.W.

688-1970. Oglethorpe University Museum. "Perchance to Dream: A Retrospective of the Georgia Shakespeare Festival." Through Sept. 17. "Tapestry of Light: A Century of Navajo Weaving," rare and original Navajo textiles from the collection of Susan Morris De Jong.

Through Sept 24. "The Three Ages of Man," a Giorgione masterpiece. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays; 14 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays.

Free. Philip Weltner Library, 4484 Peachtree Road N.E. 364-8555. Road to Tara Museum. Houses one of the world's largest displays of "Gone With the Wind" book and movie memorabilia.

10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays; 1-6 p.m. Sundays. $5 adults; $4.50 senior citizens; $3.50 students. Concourse Level of the Georgian Terrace, 659 Peachtree St N.E., Suite 600.

897-1939. SciTrek (Science and Technology Museum of Atlanta). Interactive science exhibits, including the Hall of Mechanics, Hall of Light and Perception, Hall of Electricity and Kidspace. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays; noon-5 p.m.

Sundays. $5 ages 3-17, college students and senior citizens; under 3 free. 395 Piedmont Ave. N.E., Plaza Level, adjacent to Atlanta Civic Center. 522-5500.

Southeastern Railway Museum. Displays include President Warren G. Harding's 1911 private car Superb, World War troop kitchen, 1941 Railway Post Office, plus 70 vintage steam locomotives, Pullmans and historic wooden cars. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Saturdays; p.m.

third Sunday of each month. $2 senior citizens and under 12. Train rides included in admission. 3966 Buford Highway, Duluth. 476-2013.

Harriet Tubman Museum. "From Africa to America," 63-foot-long mural by Wilfred Stroud. Eight galleries of African-American art, history and culture. Ongoing. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Mondays-Saturdays. $1. 340 Walnut St, Macon. (912) 743-8544. Williams-Payne House Museum.

Restored Sandy Springs farmhouse from 1870s, with period furniture and artifacts. Ongoing. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays-Fridays. $1 senior citizens, students and children 12-18.

6075 Sandy Springs Circle, Sandy Springs. 851-9111. GALLERIES OPENING Buckhead Trinity Arts Group. Opening Friday (reception 6-9 p.m.): "The American Landscape," works in a variety of media by Harold Altman, Sal Brownfield, Joan Hilliard and others. Through Aug.

12. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays; until 9 p.m. first Fridays of each month. 315 East Paces Ferry Road.

237-0370. i Distinctly Collections Gallery. Opening Monday: "Lost in the Buford Triangle," new work from the artists' colony of Buford. Through August. 10 a.m.

-6 p.m. Mondays-Fridays; 10:30 citizens; $6.50 ages 3-12; under 2 free. IMAX: $4.50 students and senior citizens; $4 ages 3-12. Combination (museum admission and one IMAX ticket): $11.50 students and senior citizens; $9.50 ages 3-12. 767 Clifton Road N.E.

378-0127. Gwinnett History Museum. Collection of historical and folk artifacts relating to the history of Gwinnett County and its residents; memorabilia from schools, farms and the 1890 Atlanta Exposition. 10 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays.

Free. Lawrence-ville Female Seminary, second floor, 455 Perry Lawrenceville. 822-5178. High Museum of Art "Shaker The Art of Craftsmanship," furniture and decorative arts demonstrating themes of simplicity and utility from the Mount Lebanon, N.Y., Shaker community. Through Sept.

10. "Fit for a King: Ceramics of Royalty and Nobility," dinner ceramics from 18th and 19th century Europe. Through Aug. 1. "Art at the Edge: Social Turf," four contemporary artists explore, critique and celebrate their cultural heritage.

Through Aug. 6. "The Art of Sub-Saharan Africa: Highlights of the Fred and Rita Richman Collection," traditional art forms produced in several regions of Africa. Free tours daily. Guided tours available for groups of 10 to 80 adults by calling 733-4468.

10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays; noon-5 p.m. Sundays; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. on fourth Fridays of each month. $6 adults; $4 college students and senior citizens; $2 ages 6-17; under 6 free; free after 1 p.m.

Thursdays. Woodruff Arts Center, 1280 Peachtree St 733-4444. High Museum of Art Folk Art and Photography Galleries. "Discovering Ellis Ruley," African-American folk artist's paintings of an idealized world. Through July 22.

10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays. Free. Georgia-Pacific Center, 30 John Wesley Dobbs Ave. N.E.

577-6940. Madison-Morgan Cultural Center. "From Elegance to Abstract: Costumes From the Piedmont Region, 1895-1957." Through Sept. 17. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Tuesdays-Saturdays; 2-5 p.m. Sundays. $1 children; under 6 free. 434 S. Main Madison.

(706) 342-4743. MariettaCobb Museum of Art "Two Centuries of American Art Traditional to Contemporary," works from the museum's permanent collection. Through Aug. 26. 11 p.m.

Tuesdays-Saturdays. $1 senior citizens, students and children; under 6 free. 30 Atlanta St. N.E., Marietta. 424-8142.

Museum of Arts and Sciences. "Wilby Coleman: Steel Sculpture." Through Sept. 3. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays and Saturdays; 9 a.m.-9 p.m.

Fridays; 1-5 p.m. Sundays. $1 children. 4182 Forsyth Road, Macon. (912)477-3232.

Museum of Aviation. "Windows to a Distant Past," exhibit depicting life of Native Americans who lived in the Macon and Warner Robins area 10,000 years ago. Also, "America's Black Eagles," 25-foot-long series of photographs chronicling the history of blacks in aviation, including Bessie Coleman (first licensed black pilot). Ongoing. 10 a.m.-S p.m.

daily. Ga. 247 and Russell Parkway, Warner Robins. (912) 923-6600. Museum of the Jimmy Carter Library.

"Impressions of the Georgia Coast," 40 paintings, lithographs, etchings and drawings from the Georgia Sea Grant Collection of Contemporary Coastal Art. Through Aug. 6. "First Lady Gown Reproductions" from Dol-ley Madison to Rosaiynn Carter. Ongo Atlanta," photographs and memorabilia from gay pride parades from the early 1970s to the present.

Through July 30. "Robert Tyre Jones Master Golfer," chronicles the life of Atlanta golfer Bobby Jones. Through Oct. 1. "Grand Old Opera: The Met in Atlanta, 1910-1986," costumes, recordings, manuscripts and other opera artifacts trace the history of the New York Metropolitan Opera's visits to Atlanta.

Through Aug. 6. "Children at Play," interactive exhibit of children's games from 1880 to the present. Through July 23. "Creating Community: The Jews of Atlanta From 1845 to the Present," explores the challenges, choices and accomplishments of Atlanta's Jewish citizens.

Through Oct 22. "The Herndons: Style and Substance in the Black Upper Class in Atlanta, 1880-1930," evolution of African-American elite in Atlanta. Through March 5, 1996. "Gone for a Soldier: Transformed by War, 1861-1865," objects from DuBose Civil War Collection. Through Feb.

6, 1996. "Metropolitan Frontiers: Atlanta 1835-2000," a travel through time. On permanent exhibit Quilting bees held 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. on fourth Tuesday of each month through November. Co-sponsored by Georgia Quilt Project 1840s Tullie Smith Farm and 1920s Swan House mansion, gardens and seasonal garden guides, and libraryarchives (closed Sundays).

10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays; p.m. Sundays. $5 senior citizens and students; $4 ages 6-17; younger than 5 free. Guided tours of historic homes $1 per house in addition to admission.

130 West Paces Ferry Road N.W. 814-4000. Atlanta International Museum of Art and Design. "The Saami: People of the Sun and Wind Handicrafts of the Reindeer People," art of the Laplanders. Through Oct 13.

Free. 11 am-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays. 285 Peach-tree Center Ave. N.E.

688-2467. Michael Carlos Museum. "Elliott Erwitt: To the Dogs," 100 black-and-white photographs depicting man's best friend. Through Aug. 27.

"The Female Image in Ancient Colombian From Gallery Ait Selections From the Stephen and Claudia Kramor Collection." Through Dec. 15. "Sacred Spaces, Fam- ous Faces," architectural models of Olympia, Athens and Delphi, and plaster casts of famous Greek works of ancient games and festivals. Through August 1996. "The History of Western Architecture: An Installation on Loan From the Metropolitan Museum of Art," 210 plaster casts of Western architectural elements and sculpture.

Through 1996. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays; noon-5 p.m. Sundays. $3 suggested donation.

571 S. Kilgo St. N.E., Emory University. 727-4282. Chattahoochee Valley Art Museum.

Oil paintings by James Mullen and Erl-ing Sjovold. Through Aug. S. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays; 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Saturdays. Free. 112 Hines La-Grange. (706) 882-3267. Columbus Museum.

"Our LandOurselves: American Indian Contemporary Artists," featuring works focusing on the environment. Through Aug. 20. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays; 1-5 p.m.

Sundays. Free. 1251 Wynnton Road, Columbus. (706) 649-0713. DeKalb County Historical Society Museum.

Exhibits depict Civil War life, pioneer life, Native Americans, railroads, DeKalb leaders and general history. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays-Fridays. Free. Old Courthouse on the Square, Decatur.

373-1088. Fernbank Museum of Natural History. "The Great Dinosaurs of China," 75 fossils from the Beijing and Inner Mongolia museums of natural history, including a completely assembled 90-foot-long sauropod. Through December. "The Silk Road," Jewelry, costumes and other art objects from the old silk-road countries, in the McClat-chey Gallery.

On permanent exhibit, "A Walk Through Time in two discovery rooms for children; "Spectrum of the Senses," 51 hands-on exhibits, Including computers, videos, lasers and lights; two movies in the IMAX Theatre, alternating on the hour beginning at 10 a "Ring of Fire" and "Africa: The Serengeti." Museum hours: 10 a.m.-S p.m. Mondays-Thursdays; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Fridays; 10 a.m.-S p.m. Saturdays; noon-5 p.m. Sundays.

Museum only: $8.50 students and senior ONGOING Albany Museum of Art. "William Partridge Burpee, American Marine Impressionist" and "Alfred Stieglitz: Photogravures." Through July 30. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays-Saturdays; 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Wednesdays.

Free. 311 Meadowlark Drive, Albany. (912)435-0977. (African-American Panoramic Experience) Museum. Exhibits depict the cultural heritage of African-Americans and their contributions and achievements in American history.

Continuous video "Sweet Auburn: Street of Pride." 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays. $2 senior citizens, students and children. 135 Auburn Ave. N.E.

521-2739. Atlanta Heritage Row: The Museum at Underground. Now encompassing the Atlanta History Center Downtown. A walk-through, interactive exhibit on Atlanta's 150-year history. With photos, videos, Civil War drama and the words of the Rev.

Martin Luther King Jr. 10 a.m.-S p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays; 1-5 4m. Sundays; closed Mondays. under 6 and Atlanta Historical Society members free.

55 Upper Alabama Underground Atlanta. 584-7879. Atlanta History Center. "Twenty-Five Years of Lesbian and Gay Pride in.